Tag Archives: China

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump in a tweet said he agrees with a statement issued by China expressing full confidence that a trade deal between the two countries can be reached within the next 90 days. Statement from China: ‘The teams of both sides are now having smooth communications and good cooperation ...

OTTAWA: A top executive and daughter of the founder of Chinese telecom giant Huawei has been arrested in Canada and faces extradition to the United States, officials said, angering Beijing days into a trade war truce with the US. The detention of Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer, comes after ...

BUENOS AIRES: US President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping agreed Saturday to suspend any new tariffs in the escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies, even if huge existing duties will remain in place. Following more than two hours of dinner talks between the two leaders, the ...

BEIJING: An explosion and fire near a chemical factory left at least 22 people dead and 22 others injured on Wednesday in a northern China city that will host the 2022 Winter Olympics, authorities said. The charred and smoking remains of trucks and cars were scattered on a road as ...

BEIJING: Founder of Chinese tech giant Alibaba, Jack Ma, is among the world’s richest people and has also emerged as a member of another club – China’s 89-million-strong Communist Party. The billionaire’s Communist bonafides were revealed by the People’s Daily, the party’s official mouthpiece, in an article praising contributors to China’s ...

SHANGHAI: Dolce & Gabbana’s co-founders asked for China’s “forgiveness” on Friday, trying to salvage a crucial market for the luxury brand after a backlash against its latest advertising campaign. The Italian fashion house cancelled a marquee show in Shanghai on Wednesday after celebrities and social media users threatened a boycott over ...

HEFEI – The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the ‘Chinese artificial sun’, achieved an electron temperature of over 100 million degrees in its core plasma, a key step towards the test running of fusion reactor, a lab in east China’s Anhui Province said. The ultimate goal of EAST is ...

PORT MORESBY: Asia-Pacific leaders failed Sunday to bridge gaping divisions over trade at a summit dominated by a war of words between the US and China as they vie for regional influence. For the first time, APEC leaders were unable to agree on a formal written declaration amid sharp differences ...

BEIJING – China said that it had never posed a threat to Europe as it responded to a proposal by French President Emmanuel Macron for a “European army” to defend the bloc against China, Russia, and even the US. “We have never posed any threat to Europe,” Chinese foreign ministry ...

BEIJING: Pakistan and China have agreed to expedite implementation of Gwadar projects, particularly development of Gwadar social sector projects. The agreement came during meetings of Joint Working Groups of Gwadar and Planning via video conference in Islamabad. The meetings were co-chaired by Secretary Planning, Development and Reform Zafar Hassan and ...